Tytherington branch
The six mile long branch to Tytherington Quarry divirges from the Bristol
to Gloucester main line at Yate Middle Junction. In this picture taken in the
evening of 25 April 1988, a class 56 hauled train is seen curving off the branch
from the left and is rejoining the main line.
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56 055 is seen on the Tytherington branch at Iron Acton with a loaded stone train from the quarry on 19
September 1991.
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56 031 at Tytherington Quarry on 27 April 1990. The branch, which once continued to
Thornbury was actually completely closed and lifted in the 1960's and then relaid as far
as the quarry in the early seventies.
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56 040 is seen running round its train at Tytherington on 2nd April 1986.
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